India women's squad for ACC T20 Asia Cup 2026: Full team list as BCCI names Pratika Rawal replacement for Jemimah Rodrigues originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Pratika Rawal replaces injured Jemimah Rodrigues in India's ACC Asia Cup 2026 squad.
- Harmanpreet Kaur will captain India, with Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain.
- The Asia Cup runs in the UAE from August 28 to September 13.
Jemimah Rodrigues out, Pratika Rawal recalled for Asia Cup
India has been hit by an injury blow before the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026, following Jemimah Rodrigues’ exclusion from the tournament due to a high-grade right hamstring tear.
The BCCI confirmed on August 14 that Rodrigues got injured on August 3 during her participation in The Hundred in England as part of Southern Brave. The severity of the injury was later assessed by the BCCI Medical Team at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
The Women’s Selection Committee has opted to include Pratika Rawal as the replacement for Rodrigues in the upcoming ACC Women’s Asia Cup. Rawal will make a return to the Indian T20I side after not making it into the team for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Rodrigues’ injury is also expected to keep her off the India women’s cricket team for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
A look at #TeamIndia's squad for the upcoming ACC Women's Asia Cup 2026 🙌#ACC | #WomensAsiaCup2026pic.twitter.com/a7fVxTjMMI
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) August 14, 2026
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India women's squad for ACC Women's Asia Cup 2026
India's updated 15-member squad for the ACC Women's Asia Cup is:
- Harmanpreet Kaur (captain)
- Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain)
- Shafali Verma
- Bharti Fulmali
- Deepti Sharma
- Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper)
- G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper)
- Arundhati Reddy
- Prema Rawat
- Radha Yadav
- Sree Charani
- Renuka Thakur
- Nandani Sharma
- Kranti Gaud
- Pratika Rawal
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When is the Women's Asia Cup 2026?
The ACC Women's Asia Cup 2026 will be played in the UAE from August 28 to September 13.
India women's schedule at Asia Cup 2026
India are in Group A alongside Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong, China. Harmanpreet Kaur's side will begin their campaign against Thailand on August 30, before facing Hong Kong on September 3 and Pakistan on September 5. All of India's group-stage matches will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
| Date | Match | Local time (GST) | India time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | India vs Thailand | 6:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| September 3 | India vs Hong Kong | 6:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
| September 5 | India vs Pakistan | 6:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. |
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